If you are moving to France for career reasons and looking for information about all the legal procedures, this event is for you! Business France is the national agency in charge of assisting foreign companies to land in France. Program: Intro about Business France s missions and support to foreign startups - Sébastien Carbon Laura Jestin, Global Mobility Advisor from Business France’s legal team will : Present you the Welcome Office, talents online service from Business France and its welcometofrance.com website Give you information on personal path for any foreign startupper and the steps to be followed for a soft landing in France (visas and resident permits, social security, personal taxation) Explain you the new ways for recruiting foreign employees to help you grow your business Testimonial of 2 startups who have chosen France as their new place of business.

2. WELCOME TO FRANCE,
STARTUPERS!
SETTLING IN FRANCE?
GLOBAL MOBILITY MASTERCLASS
May 10th 2019
Business France
Sébastien Carbon
Director Tech Partnership & Startups
Laura Jestin
Global mobility advisor
Welcome Office

3. French Tech
Central ?
Public services for
all your needs
A flagship for all the French ecosystem of startups (« the
French Tech »)
Events with startups, incubators
Events for the foreign tech talent
Meetings with hypergrowth French startups
A public booster for startups, with everything the public
sector has to offer
Support in the administrative procedures
Public subsidies
Public technologies and datas transfers

4. French Tech
Central ?
Public services for
all your needs

5. We promote France’s
companies, business image
and nationwide attractiveness
as an investment location
We run the
VIE International Internship Program
We facilitate
international investments
in France
We foster export growth
by French businesses
BUSINESS FRANCE
What we do:

6. BUSINESS FRANCE
We facilitate:
New activities (R&D,
Manufacturing…), Finding
new facilities, Access to
networks and ecosystems,
Export support from
France.
Sites identification and
visits, R&D partnerships,
Assistance in negotiating
with local Authorities,
Support for recruiting.
Key industries overview,
Tax & legal framework,
Costs and incentives,
HR and global mobility,
Target research for JV,
M&A or partnerships
EXPANSIONINVESTMENTBUSINESS PLANNING

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WELCOME TO FRANCE,
STARTUPERS!
"You have a lot of ambition
for your business, I have a
lot of ambition for my
country.
Let’s see how we can do
more together: have better
innovation and do more
business."
May 2 3rd
2018, Tech for good summit
Emmanuel MACRON
President of France

8. YOUR PERSONAL PATH RECRUITING FOREIGN TALENT TESTIMONIALSWELCOMETOFRANCE.COM
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WELCOME TO FRANCE,
STARTUPERS!
What do you have to do to
enter, stay and work in
France?
New ways for recruiting
talent to help up grow your
business
Startupers who have chosen
France as their new place of
business
Our support for your
success in France

9. INFORMATION GUIDANCE SUPPORT
–Visas
–Residence Permits
–Work permits
–Personal Tax
–Social security
–Day-to-day life
–Personalized
guide for setting
in France
–Anticipate the
steps with a
dedicated
schedule
–A dedicated team
in Global Mobility
–Contact via the
online form
–Reply within 3
working days
WELCOME OFFICE
www.welcometofrance.com
Guiding you through the various procedures
involved in your relocation to France

10. WELCOME OFFICE
www.welcometofrance.com
“Providing hospitality for
international talents is a
key part of France's
appeal.
Welcome to France is a
simple, welcoming and
effective system.”
Erminio Eschena
Director of Institutional Affairs and Corporate
Relations for MSC group

11. FRANCE IS WELCOMING TALENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
Multi-year
residence permit
Up to 4 years
Investors, CEO,
start-up, employees,
family
An advantageous
tax system
Up to 50% of the
total remuneration
exempted
For maximum 8
years
Social
Security
41 bilateral
agreements of
social security
International
Education
478 international
programs
16 languages
Welcome to France
Information
Guidance
Support

12. Settling in
France?
Step-by-step
guide
1. Visas and resident’s permits
2. Social security and health
coverage
3. Personal tax

13. 1. VISAS AND RESIDENT’S PERMITS: KEY TO WORK IN FRANCE
Visa à Enter France – Consulate
Residence permit à Live and work in France – Prefecture
Type of residence permit to apply for à Depending on the reasons of your stay
and situation
France’s attractiveness à “Talent Passport” residence permit
Ø Flexible tool – 10 categories (inclunding Investors, entrepreneurs, startupers)
Ø Valid from 1 to 4 years, renewable
Ø Accompanying family status = spouses may work in France
French Tech’ attractiveness à “French Tech Visa procedure”
A dedicated procedure for Tech actors to obtain the Talent Passport

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3 profiles
3 procedures
Investors à French Tech Visa for
Investors
Startupers à French Tech Visa for
Founders
Employees à French Tech Visa for
Employees
A program designed for entrepreneurs from all over
the world who want to create their startups in France
Third season coming soon!

15. “Talent Passport –
new business” multi-
year residence permit
Conditions?
§ Master’s degree or equivalent or 5 years’
commensurate professional experience
§ Existence of a real and serious plan to form an
economically viable business in France
§ An investment of at least €30,000 in the planned
business
§ Sufficient annual financial means = National
minimum wage (SMIC)
€18,254.60 as of January 1, 2019
Business
Creator

16. “Talent Passport –
innovative business
project” multi-year
residence permit
Conditions?
§ An innovative business project
§ Recognition of the project by a public-sector
body
§ Sufficient annual financial means = National
minimum wage (SMIC)
€18,254.60 as of January 1, 2019
Startupers may benefit from the French Tech Visa
for Founders
Startuper

17. Step-by-step guide
Selection by one of the French
Tech Visa partner incubators and
accelerators
Dedicated website: visa.lafrenchtech.com
1 2 3
Incubator sends an official
recognition letter attesting the
innovative nature of the startup
Application for a long-stay visa
and/ or residence permit.
FRENCH TECH VISA FOR FOUNDERS

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PROCEDURE TO APPLY FOR TALENT PASSPORT

19. Renewal or change of status
When?
2 months prior to the expiration date of the
resident’s permit
Where?
At the Préfecture of the place of residence
in France
Conditions?
Meet the criteria for the type of residence
permit applied for

20. 2. SOCIAL SECURITY AND HEALTH
COVERAGE
Ø Coverage for illness,
maternity/paternity, disability and
death
Ø Coverage for accidents at work
and occupational disease
Ø Pension
Ø Family benefits
Ø Unemployment benefits upon
conditions
One of the top healthcare systems in the
world
Affordable healthcare spending
Offers a large and diverse pool of doctors
and healthcare specialists
Need any help? Reach the social
security hotline
08 11 36 36 46!

21. Offers health care
cover in the event
of sickness or
pregnancy without
any extra
paperwork
Accessible to:
§ All persons working on
a regular basis in
France
§ All persons residing in
France on a stable and
ongoing basis for at
least 3 months
Universal healthcare
system (PUMa)

22. Registration procedure may differ depending on
the legal form of your company
§ You may be considered as an ‘assimilated
worker’ (“assimilé salarié”)
à registration to the general social security
regime
Or
§ You may qualify as a ‘self-employed worker’
(travailleur non-salarié)
à registration to the self-employment social
Directors of SA and SAS
à considered as
"assimilé salarié“
à same social protection
as an employee
Except unemployment coverage
SAS and SASU directors income simulator
https://mycompanyinfrance.fr/

23. As a French tax resident:
§ You will have to declare your own
income for personal income tax purposes
in May
§ You will be taxed on the income earned
worldwide
§ Your income tax is calculated for each
‘taxable household’
§ Any double taxation will be avoided /
120 totalisation agreements
3. PERSONAL TAX
As a non-resident:
§ You are only taxed on income from French
sources
§ You are still required to file an income tax
return with the French tax authorities at the
Service des impôts particuliers non-résidents
(tax service for non-resident individuals)

24. Tax4Business is a one-stop contact
point for all your tax issues in France.
it accommodates your needs and
guides you so you can invest within a
clear and safe legal environment
TAX4BUSINESS:
One-stop shop for corporate and
individual tax questions
CLARIFYING by making information
available on a dedicated website in
English and giving the opportunity to
make inquiries and get answers in
foreign languages.
SECURING by providing, when possible,
a written statement including local as
well as national taxes applicable to an
investment project.
MAKING IT EASIER by being a single
contact point to the various French tax
departments.
tax4business@dgfip.finances.gouv.fr

25. “France is going all in to help
its startups compete globally
for talent”
Kat Borlongan
Director, French Tech Mission (French Ministry of
Economy and Finance)
ATTRACTING FOREIGN TALENTS
Recruiting foreign talents is easier for
French companies recognised as
innovative by the French Ministry of
Economy

26. Meet one of the following criteria (within the last 5 years)
1. Receiving or having received state funding for innovation
2. Backed by VCs (official list)
3. Part of a cohort of a partner Accelerator/Incubator
FRENCH TECH VISA FOR EMPLOYEES
• French employment contract
• Gross annual pay = €36,509.20
• An active link with the economic, social,
international and environmental development
of the company
EmployeeEmployer (French company)
Online applications for innovative recognition à specific platform

27. The employer requests the
certificate acknowledging the
company’s innovative nature
Dedicated platform:
démarches-simplifiées.fr
This certificate is valid for 3 years
1 2 3
The employee applies for your
long-stay visa and / or
residence permit
The certificate is provided along
with other supporting
documents.
The employee may work upon
arrival in France
FRENCH TECH VISA FOR EMPLOYEES
Step-by-step guide

28. MeetdWorld
Ghali BELKHAYAT
Co-founder
https://www.meetdworld.com
UpStride
Wilder LOPES
CTO and co-founder
www.upstride.io

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§ Quality and quantity of
the data used in the
learning process
§ Preparing data is cost-,
time- and labor-intensive
§ Small data problems are
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Building training
datasets is a nightmare
Cost
efficient
More
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Out of
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10x
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Improved
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More
robust
Use cases everywhere
Autonomous
vehicles
Manufacturing
Medical
Agriculture
Reach out to us! Hello@upstride.io

31. Q&A Session

32. MERCI !